Are you looking for some in-depth questions to use with The Last Wild by Piers Torday? This resource is great for providing a range of questions targeted at chapter 5 of the fascinating story about a boy who is mute but has discovered that he can communicate with animals.

The Last Wild comprehension activity has in-depth questions that can be used individually, in groups or as a class and, where needed, content domains can be separated out and focused on, or all of the domains can be covered collectively.

National Curriculum Objectives:

• English Year 5 & Year 6: Maintain positive attitudes to reading and understanding of what is read.
• English Year 5 & Year 6: Understand what they read by exploring the meaning of words in context; drawing inferences and justifying inferences with evidence; predicting what might happen from details stated and implied; summarising the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and identifying key details that support the main ideas; and identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning.
• English Year 5 & Year 6: Evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader.